Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Alachua County invites citizens to the Planning Commission meeting on October 19, 2011, at 6 p.m. in Room 209 (the Jack Durrance Auditorium) of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st Street, Gainesville).

Items for this meeting include:           

Solar Array Special Exception (ZOX-03-11

A public hearing for a special exception for installation of a six megawatt solar array located at 1600 NE 53^rd Avenue (east of the Gainesville Regional Utilities Water Treatment Facility) will be heard by the Alachua County Planning Commission on Wednesday, October 19^th starting at 6 pm.  The hearing will take place in Room 209 of the County Administration Building.  The proposed array, which will be located on an approximately 62 acre parcel on the north side of 53^rd Avenue, will generate 6 megawatts of electricity when completed in 2016 and will be constructed in six phases.  The project applicant, SYBAC Solar, is a Lakeland-based company specializing in high performance solar photovoltaic systems.  A similar facility was recently installed by SYBAC at the intersection of NW 6^th Street and US 441 North.   Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Jerry Brewington at glb@alachuacounty.us for further information. 

Special use permit for a charter school (ZOS-06-11)

A public hearing for a special use permit to allow a charter school located at 13505 West Newberry Road will be heard by the Alachua County Planning Commission on Wednesday, October 19^th starting at 6 pm.  The hearing will take place in Room 209 of the County Administration Building.  The proposed charter school will be located in an existing building that formerly housed a day care center and is located at the entrance to the Jockey Club Subdivision on the south side of Newberry Road east of Jonesville.   The applicant, Healthy Learning Academy, proposes a school for elementary students grades K-5. Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Jerry Brewington at glb@alachuacounty.us for further information. 

For more information, contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 352-374-5249.